Security update for protobuf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0563-1
Release Date: 2026-02-16T16:19:29Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-0994 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0994 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0994 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-0994: Fixed google.protobuf.Any recursion depth bypass in Python json_format.ParseDict (bsc#1257173).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-563=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-563=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-563=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-563=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-563=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-563=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-java-bom-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-java-parent-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.19.1
    • protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.19.1

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